Rea, Dave

Likely David Rea of the Rea Brothers, Billings Sheepmen, - See Dave Rea of Billings, Who Marketed Biggest Wool Clip, Billings Gazette, January 17, 1943. In 1881, Dave Rea's family took up land on Cabin creek, 15 miles west of Glendive, and it was on that ranch that the name William Rea & Sons first entered the sheep business. In 1897 the Reas, including Dave and his brother Will Jr., returned to Montana and located on the Cold Spring ranch near Forsyth. David B ""Rae"" who died at age 91 - See Billings Man's Rites, Billings Gazette, October 16, 1957 and buried at Mountview Cemetery is the same man with his name misspelled. He married Florence on February 24, 1919 in Billings. His wife Florence died about August 08, 1964, in Helena.